by Dionna Dash | Mar 30, 2025 | JQ Newsletter, Uncategorized
Coco Leaman has known she’s queer since she was very young. But growing up in a Modern Orthodox family and attending an all-girls Jewish high school in London, she was expected to marry a man. “There was no talk of sexuality in any sense – straight, gay, anything,”...
by Dionna Dash | Feb 1, 2025 | JQ Newsletter, Uncategorized
Yoanna Kollin came out — three times. At 12, she told her family she was queer. At 17, she told them she was nonbinary. At 20, she came out as transgender. Through the years of navigating the mess and meaning of identity, there was a constant: her mother, Deb...
by Anna Goodman | Dec 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, This year has been extremely rough on our queer Jewish community. Our support and wellness team has experienced twice as many inbound calls, emails, and texts from Jewish LGBTQ+ individuals in crisis compared to years previous. We learned that...
by Anna Goodman | Dec 17, 2018 | JQ Newsletter, Uncategorized
What a year! As we prepare to usher in 2019, the JQ Board and Professional Team feel blessed and honored. Blessed with the amazing education and support services we have brought to the Jewish community and honored at the number of LGBTQ+ Jews and allies who have...
by Anna Goodman | Nov 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
BASIC TERMINOLOGY LGBTQ: The acronym for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.” Some people also use the Q to stand for “questioning,” meaning people who are figuring out their sexual orientation or gender identity. You may also see LGBT+, LGBT*,...
